Luke 23

Luke 23 is the twenty-third chapter of the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It records the events in the crucifixion day of Jesus Christ.^[1] The book containing this chapter is anonymous but early Christian tradition uniformly affirmed that Luke composed this Gospel as well as Acts.^[2]

Text

• The original text is written in Koine Greek.
• Some most ancient manuscripts containing this chapter are:
  • Papyrus 75 (written about AD 175-225)
  • Codex Vaticanus (AD 325-350)
  • Codex Sinaiticus (AD 330-360)
  • Codex Bezae (ca. AD 400)
  • Codex Washingtonianus (ca. AD 400)
  • Codex Alexandrinus (ca. AD 400-440)
  • Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (ca. AD 450; extant: verses 26-56)
• This chapter is divided into 56 verses.

The Crucifixion (1622) by Simon Vouet; Church of Jesus, Genoa

Structure

This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible):

• Luke 23:1-7 = Jesus Handed Over to Pontius Pilate (Matthew 27:1-2,11-14; Mark 15:1-5; John 18:28-38)
• Luke 23:8-12 = Jesus Faces Herod
• Luke 23:13-25 = Taking the Place of Barabbas (Matthew 27:15-26; Mark 15:6-15; John 18:38-19:16)
• Luke 23:26-43 = The King on a Cross (Matthew 27:33-44; Mark 15:22-32; John 18:38-19:16)
• Luke 23:44-49 = Jesus Dies on the Cross (Matthew 27:45-46; Mark 15:33-41; John 19:28-30)
• Luke 23:50-56 = Jesus Buried in Joseph’s Tomb (Matthew 27:57-61; Mark 15:42-47; John 19:38-42)

Verse 3

Then Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”

He answered, “You say so.” (NRSV)^[3]

Verse 3 in Greek

Textus Receptus/Majority Text:

ὁ δὲ Πιλάτος ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτόν, λέγων, Σὺ εἶ ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων;

ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς αὐτῷ ἔφη, Σὺ λέγεις.

Transliteration

o de pilatos epērōtēsen auton, legōn, su ei o basileus tōn ioudaiōn:

o de apokritheis autō ephē, su legeis

Verse 3 in Latin

Biblia Sacra Vulgata:

Pilatus autem interrogavit eum dicens tu es rex Iudaeorum

at ille respondens ait tu dicis

Cross reference: Matthew 27:11; Mark 15:2; John 18:37

Verse 55

And the women who had come with Him from Galilee followed after, and they observed the tomb and how His body was laid.^[4]

• "The women" were "Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them" (Luke 24:10).^[5]

See also

• Burial of Jesus
• Crucifixion of Jesus
• Jerusalem
• Ministry of Jesus
• Pontius Pilate
• Holy Week
• Other related Bible parts: Psalm 22, Psalm 69, Jeremiah 15, Matthew 27, Mark 15, Luke 24, John 18, John 19

References

1. ↑ Halley, Henry H. Halley's Bible Handbook: an abbreviated Bible commentary. 23rd edition. Zondervan Publishing House. 1962.
2. ↑ Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012.
3. ↑ Luke 23:3
4. ↑ Luke 23:55
5. ↑ Luke 24:10

External links

• Luke 23 NIV